Library Technology Plan
Technology Plan
For my technology plan I chose to pick a subject that is very close to home for me. I have many fond memories of visiting the San Francisco Public Library as young as being a kindergartener, and having a feeling of sheer awe when I saw all the books, magazines, videos, and all the total vastness of knowledge and research that the library contained in its shelves and archives. It is almost impossible to try to imagine all of the information that is housed in a single library. You would surely be the most knowledgeable person in the world if you could take in just a half of the knowledge a public library the size of the one in San Francisco offers. You could become an expert on any subjects ranging from flying airplanes, to becoming a magician, to being a fitness expert. However as I grew older, and got into high school, I found myself spending a great deal of less time in libraries. One reason for me straying away from libraries was that my high school library was roughly the size of a telephone booth, and probably contained fewer periodicals than our 2400 student population. Another reason was with the boom of the internet. It became all to easy to just do your research "on-line" and forget that there was probably hundreds of books written on any given topic. There are 27 different branches of the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), ranging from the massive four story 38,000 square foot hub that stands in the heart of downtown San Francisco, to the mobile library, which is a trailer that roams the streets of San Francisco letting patrons check and return books on the go. It is obvious that the city of San Francisco has major funding for its library system. For my plan of technology I plan to implement a "Teen Branch" of the SFPL. The Teen Branch will be a center where minors ages 12-18 can come to experience new innovative technology, read, research, learn, and even get help with their homework. All patrons of the library will get a
For my technology plan I chose to pick a subject that is very close to home for me. I have many fond memories of visiting the San Francisco Public Library as young as being a kindergartener, and having a feeling of sheer awe when I saw all the books, magazines, videos, and all the total vastness of knowledge and research that the library contained in its shelves and archives. It is almost impossible to try to imagine all of the information that is housed in a single library. You would surely be the most knowledgeable person in the world if you could take in just a half of the knowledge a public library the size of the one in San Francisco offers. You could become an expert on any subjects ranging from flying airplanes, to becoming a magician, to being a fitness expert. However as I grew older, and got into high school, I found myself spending a great deal of less time in libraries. One reason for me straying away from libraries was that my high school library was roughly the size of a telephone booth, and probably contained fewer periodicals than our 2400 student population. Another reason was with the boom of the internet. It became all to easy to just do your research "on-line" and forget that there was probably hundreds of books written on any given topic. There are 27 different branches of the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), ranging from the massive four story 38,000 square foot hub that stands in the heart of downtown San Francisco, to the mobile library, which is a trailer that roams the streets of San Francisco letting patrons check and return books on the go. It is obvious that the city of San Francisco has major funding for its library system. For my plan of technology I plan to implement a "Teen Branch" of the SFPL. The Teen Branch will be a center where minors ages 12-18 can come to experience new innovative technology, read, research, learn, and even get help with their homework. All patrons of the library will get a